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Envi Sci Flashcards

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This law aims to protect the country’s water bodies from land based pollution sources ( Industries and commercial establishments, Agriculture and community/household activities) It provides for a comprehensive and integrated strategy to prevent and minimize pollution through a Multi sectoral and participatory approach involving all the stakeholders

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RA 9275, Philippine Clean water act of 2004

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Refers to the amount of Contaminant load that can be discharged to a specific water body without exceeding the water quality guidelines

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Assimilative capacity

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Includes, but it’s not limited to, the act of spilling, Ieaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, releasing or dumping of any material into a water body or onto land from which it might flow or drain into said water

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Discharge

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Means discharges from known source, which is passed into a body of water or land, or wastewater flowing out of manufacturing plant, industrial plant including domestic, commercial, and recreational facilities

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Effluent

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Means water containing less than 500 parts per million dissolved common salt, sodium chloride such, as that in groundwater, rivers, ponds, and lakes

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Freshwater

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Any alteration of the physical, chemical, or biological or radiological properties of a water body resulting in the impairment of its purity and quality

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Water pollution

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Anything that can be oxidized in the receiving water resulting in the consumption of dissolved molecular oxygen

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Oxygen-demanding material

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Intended primarily for waters having watersheds, which are unhabited and/or otherwise declared as protected areas, and which require only approved disinfection to meet the latest PNSDW

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Public Water Supply Class I, Class AA

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Intended a source of water supply requiring conventional treatment ( coagulation, sedimentation, filtration and disinfection) to meet the latest PNSDW

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Public Water Supply Class II, Class A

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Intended for primary contact recreation (bathing, swimming, etc)

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Recreational Water Class I, Class B

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  1. Fishery water for the propagation and growth of fish and other aquatic resources
  2. Recreational water class II - For boating, fishing, or similar activities
  3. For agriculture, irrigation, and livestock watering
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Class C

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Navigable waters

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Class D

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Class SA

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  1. Protected Waters
  2. Fishery Water Class I
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Waters designated as national or local marine parks, reserves, sanctuaries and other areas established by law

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Protected waters

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Suitable for shellfish harvesting for direct human consumption

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Fishery Water Class I

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Class SB

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  1. Fishery water class II
  2. Tourist zones
  3. Recreational water class I
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Water suitable for commercial propagation of shellfish and intended as spawning area for milkfish and similar species

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Fishery Water Class II

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For ecotourism and recreational activities

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Tourist Zones

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Is intended for primary contact recreation (bathing, swimming, skin diving, etc)

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Recreational Water Class I

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Class SC

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  1. Fishery Water Class III
  2. Recreational Water Class II
  3. Marshy/Mangrove areas fish & wildlife sanctuaries
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For the propagation and growth of fish and other aquatic resources and intended for commercial and sustenance fishing

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Fishery water class III

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For boating, fishing, or similar activities

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Recreational water class II

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Navigable waters

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Class SD

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A decree instituting a water code, thereby revising and consolidating the laws governing the ownership, appropriation, utilization, exploitation, development, conservation, and protection of water resources

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Presidential Decree No. 1067

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is a collaborative undertaking between and among the Estero Community, Donor-Partner, Local Government Unit/s and the DENR

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Linis Estero Program

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is a collaborative undertaking between and among the Estero Community, Donor-partner, Local Government Units and the DENR

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Linis Estero Program

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also the science of knowing how much waste is too much for a particular water body.

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Water quality management

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  • amount of waste tolerated by a water body.
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Assimilated

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protect the intended uses of a water body while using water as an economic means of waste disposal within the constraints of its assimilative capacity.

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Water Quality Management-

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  • restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the nation’s waters.
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Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972

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  • generally collected by a network of pipes or channels and conveyed to a single point of discharge into the receiving water.
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Point Sources

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consists of wastes from homes, schools, office buildings, and stores.

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Domestic Sewage-

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includes domestic sewage along with any industrial wastes that are permitted to be discharged into the sanitary sewers

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Municipal Sewage-

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Urban and agricultural runoff are
characterized by multiple discharge points.

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Nonpoint Sources-

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can transport pollutants such as nitrogen and phosphorus from fertilizers, herbicides, oil, greases, ethylene glycol, cut grass and other organic debris.

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Urban storm water runoff-

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where nonpoint pollution from urban storm water are collected.

provided a flow structure that diverted excess storm water mixed with raw sewage directly to the nearest river or stream.

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Combined Sewers-

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combined sewers overflowed from nonpoint sources.

The elimination may involve not only the construction of separate storm and sanitary sewers but also the creation of storm water retention basins and expanded treatment facilities.

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Combined Sewer Overflow-

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Anything that can be oxidized in the receiving water resulting in the consumption of dissolved molecular oxygen.

  • It usually biodegradable organic matter but also includes certain inorganic compounds
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Oxygen-Demanding Material-

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poses a threat to fish and other higher forms of aquatic life.

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Consumption of dissolved oxygen (DO)-

40
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come primarily from human waste and food residue.

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Oxygen-demanding materials in domestic
sewage

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two nutrients of primary concern, are considered pollutants when they become too much.

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Nitrogen & phosphorus

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is generally the primary limiting nutrient in the seaward portions of estuarine systems.

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Nitrogen

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is usually the limiting nutrient in freshwater aquatic systems. Excess amounts trigger eutrophic conditions.

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Phosphorus

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most widely used fertilizers.

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Lime, Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium

45
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most common forms of commercial fertilizers.

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Ammonium Nitrate & Anhydrous Ammonia

46
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organic and inorganic particles that are carried by wastewater into a receiving water.

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Suspended Solids-

47
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a class of compounds that are applied externally or ingested by humans, pets, and other domesticated animals.

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Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products (PPCP’s)-

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